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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 10, 2017 13:13:41 GMT -8
The bird simply stared at Winston as he tried to talk to it, looking very much like an old lady who'd just seen a very filthy dog run across her good linens. When Winston started yelling, however, it began pecking at his head, biting his ear sharply. The bird was quite large, and its blows would be quite painful, not to mention embarrassing. After all, what sort of person got beat up by a bird?
Meanwhile, the hunting party stopped in their tracks. Winston would begin to hear murmurs, and they began heading back towards him.
"Who's there? Who said that?"
"It didn't sound like one of our crew, did it?"
"Maybe it was your mermaid, ever think of that?"
"No, it didn't sound _that_ girlish..."
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Winston
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Roleplay posts: 19 
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 10, 2017 13:19:51 GMT -8
He yelled some pulling back as he felt as though a bit of his ear was ripped from the peck as he yelled before taking the hunting knife he was using to saw at his vines and went to stab towards the bird. "I'm up here!" he called out. He had to come up with a lie, something that could maybe get him safe passage on the ship. Who knows maybe he won't have to hide under the deck any longer.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 10, 2017 13:37:34 GMT -8
The bird casually ducked underneath Winston's strike, then took off and flew away. Meanwhile, the crew arrived underneath Winston's tree and looked up at him. The cook frowned, raising his crossbow.
"Who're you? Do you live on this island? Are you a castaway or something? Did your ship wreck here? That'd be awful...you weren't marooned, were you? Are you a pirate? What's your name, stranger?"
Meanwhile, the ship's doctor frowned.
"What happened to your ear? It's bleeding, like something bit you."
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 10, 2017 14:11:50 GMT -8
"Okay look save the hundred questions until after I get down from here." he said as he gritted his teeth as the bird flew away. He began sawing into the vine now and managed to cut it as he began climbing down the tree landing before the three of them patting himself off some and wiping his hands off on his clothes "Well met, my name is Winston" he greeted them with a smile "I'm no pirate, I was on a merchant ship a couple dozen nauts from here." he said as he rubbed his ear wincing some "Storm hit us and I fell overboard, was rescued by a mermaid if you can believe it." As he was telling his tale he looked at his hand seeing it covered in spots of blood from his ear "Been stuck here for a couple days now." quite the story Winston he thought before continuing "I take it you all arrived here by ship? Please, I beg of you, allow me passage at least to the nearest port!"
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 10, 2017 14:53:05 GMT -8
The sailors watched Winston suspiciously, but allowed him to clamber down the tree to the ground. The cook lowered his crossbow, and listened closely to his story. They seemed a little dubious, but nodded nonetheless. Of course, the law of the sea stated that any castaway or wrecked sailor should be brought to land. The cook, in particular, seemed to take issue with Winston's tale.
"A mermaid saved you? Well, that's a new one. Usually they just try to drown people, or sit on rocks and sing. They're nothing but trouble as far as I've seen, and I've seen a lot. Still, I suppose we can't deny you passage to a harbor...what do you do, Winston? How did you come to be on a ship all the way out here? Also, is there anything to eat on this island? Besides, er, mermaids?"
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 12, 2017 14:11:37 GMT -8
He nodded "Well so far I've survived mostly on fruits in the trees" he said as he grabbed his bow "I'm a hunter and mercenary by trade. I was mostly a guard to the merchants, pirates and all that." he said as he turned his head to crack his neck. "There's beasts like that tortoise on the island, though honestly I hardly know how I've survived as long as I have. The mermaid by the by, helped me in exchange for getting her a mango" he said before eyeing up the crew now taking his turn to interrogate them "What about all of you? Where were you all headed?" he asked as he walked around a bit eyeing up his surroundings watching for any potential predators while also looking for any bushes like the one he'd found earlier.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 12, 2017 15:10:14 GMT -8
The cook sighed, disappointed at the lack of animals. He shouldered his crossbow, sitting down on a root. The other two took his cue, finding seats on various bits of trees. The smith elbowed the cook, chuckling.
"I told you, I wasn't imagining things! A mermaid with a mango! You can't make things like that up, can you? You probably shouldn't cook her, if she helped this poor soul."
Groaning, the cook nodded.
"Well, if there's nothing else on this island, I suppose we'd best go. Shame, too. I was really looking forward to some wild pig or something...it seems like there really isn't anything to eat here, though. Besides fruit, I guess. I never did like mangoes much..."
All of a sudden, a massive tiger burst out of the brush, bowling the cook over and knocking him to the ground. The man screamed, crossbow pinned uselessly underneath him. The other two jumped to their feet, but were unarmed and useless against the monstrous feline.
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 12, 2017 15:43:29 GMT -8
Winston, having already been on the brink of paranoia between being assaulted by an inland Ablatross and being in the center of an unknown island on the back of a bloody whale. He turned at the screams instinctively raising his bow and drawing his arrow as he let it soar towards the beast, in a single motion as the arrow was flying Winston had already begun to shift his feet to step to the side as he pulled the next arrow and as the first would land wherever it may, the next arrow was already drawn as Winston inhaled a single breath, aiming down his longbow towards his mark.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 12, 2017 16:14:31 GMT -8
The arrow whistled through the air, thudding into the tiger's side. The beast snarled, turning to Winston and growling at him. The cook struggled, unable to move under the weight of the tiger on top of him. He let out a choking wheeze as it used his chest as a springboard, jumping up and pouncing towards Winston. The arrow in its side didn't seem to effect it in the slightest, except to anger it.
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 12, 2017 16:17:27 GMT -8
Winston felt the adrenaline pumping through his veins, his entire body in an impulse released the second arrow this time aimed more towards its lower underbelly as the tiger pounced, Winstons body lowering and throwing his body to the side as he fell onto the ground. Dirt and grass puffing into a small cloud around him as he followed the momentum as he tolled onto the his side and up onto a single knee, another arrow drawn towards the beast.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 12, 2017 17:27:03 GMT -8
The tiger moved too fast for Winston's arrow, which impacted in the ground just inches from the cook's face, He struggled to his feet, trying to draw his crossbow. Meanwhile, Winston just barely avoided the leaping tiger, which landed heavily on the ground beside him. The tiger growled, baring its teeth at him as though daring him to loose his arrow. The smith and doctor ran to the cook's side, pulling him to his feet.
"I thought you said there weren't any animals on this island! Where'd this come from, huh? I don't suppose it flew in!"
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 14, 2017 15:11:26 GMT -8
Winston's voice broke as he replied "Are you really going to question me now?!" he barked back taking in his surroundings. his eyes darting about his mind working a thousand leagues a second. He needed an escape route. He then fired his arrow towards the creature aiming towards it's center, hoping to hit something. But as he let the arrow go and it began to soar the air, Winston had already begun letting himself fall backwards into the brush behind him. He'd noticed behind himself was a tree with shrubbery skirting it's base. He did not leap back but instead let himself fall into the bushes hoping between the prickling branches and trees to skirt around it. Hopefully this stranger was a good shot.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 14, 2017 15:55:02 GMT -8
Winston's arrow found its mark, sinking into the beast's soft yellowish-white underbelly. The cook finally managed to bring his crossbow around as well, firing a bolt into the back of the tiger's neck. The creature fell to the ground, staining the trees red with its blood. The cook let out a sigh of relief, reloading his crossbow.
"Well now...that was a bit more excitement than I'd bargained for. Still...do you think we can eat this? I've never had tiger meat before..."
He prodded at the striped carcass with a toe, sighing.
"So...I suppose we'd best head back to the ship? I'm sure we can skin this monster and put it to some good use."
Turning to Winston, he added:
"How did you miss a creature of this size all this time, anyways?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 5:32:39 GMT -8
Moments after the beast dropped, a faint, unpleasant sensation could be felt by the party. It didn't last long, however, it felt as if some sort of burden fell upon them; the weight of a stranger's eyes bestead on their bodies. It passed, but left a strange, unshakable sensation of being watched.
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 20, 2017 9:23:29 GMT -8
Winston gritted his teeth crawling out of the brush brushing himself off from the bits of wood prickling his skin before shooting a glare to cook "I have been keeping to the trees to avoid any predators like this. Besides, big island." he said as he ran his hand through his hair quickly to shake off whatever leaves or dirt might have caught in it. "Anyways I'll take care of the beast here. I have a lot of experience hunting." he said as he took out his hunters knife from the sheathe near his chest before cutting into the flesh hearing the tearing sound as he began to carefully skin the corpse. "If it gets cold the skin will be more difficult to remove." he said mostly ignoring them, he wondered how much a tiger coat would go for.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 20, 2017 11:33:12 GMT -8
The hunting party ignored the odd, passing sense of idiocy. They watched quietly as Winston skinned the beast, the doctor nodding with approval. The tiger proved fairly easy to skin, and Winston would soon be left with a luxurious and rather bloody tiger coat. Perhaps it would make a nice rug or something. The hunting party slung the tiger up on a stick, and began to carry it back to the ship.
"Come along this way, Winston. Our ship is this way. I'll bet you'll be glad to be back on a ship, headed for dry land and hot meals, huh?"
As they headed down the beach, the mango-eating mermaid popped out of the surf once more. She beamed at Winston as the sailors stared, slack-jawed.
"Hey! What's that? It's got stripes! Can I have it?"
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 20, 2017 12:19:05 GMT -8
"Hey! What's that? It's got stripes! Can I have it?"
Winston looked over to the mermaid from before and smiled "Oh hi again, sorry, It's erm a gift for my mother." he said giving an excuse not to give up something so valuable. "Thank you for the help from before." he said before climbing into the boat with the others looking to the doctor "I'll be happy to be back somewhere I can sleep easy again." he exclaimed rubbing the back of his neck feeling it still sore from the cramped bow of the ship.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 21, 2017 16:05:37 GMT -8
As they paddled off, the mermaid hopped off the rock she was sitting on and splashed into the water. A moment later, she popped up alongside the boat, leaning on the side. The sailors gawked at her, transfixed by the sight of a naked mermaid after weeks at sea.
"A gift for your mother? But...it's got stripes. Do you know how hard it is to find things with stripes around here in the open sea? I almost never see striped things, and I like them almost as much as mangoes. Can I have it? Please? I'll give you a nice cuttlefish or something..."
The sailors glanced between the mermaid and the tiger hide, then at Winston. Clearly, they were trying to decide exactly how badly the mermaid wanted the hide.
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Winston
Established
Roleplay posts: 19
Age: 24
Physical Description: Dark, muddy, brown skin with brown eyes, Winston has a strong jaw with a wide nose that has a long scar running over it's bridge that curves so that it's tips reach under each of his cheekbones. He has an additional scar that runs from behind the top of his right ear down to right below his right cheek bone forming an 'x' shape as it crosses over the formerly mentioned scar. His hair is nearly black in color and is kept very short to an almost fuzzy buzz cut style. He has a medium build, slightly lean, and otherwise well muscled standing at 5'10'' and weighing 170 lbs.
Clothes and Equipment: Winston has a few sets of clothes (most of his spare clothes kept rolled into his green bed roll which has leather straps to sling over his shoulder). Primarily he has a few cotton tunics that come in either tanned yellow or a muddy brown color. He also has gray cotton pants that are a bit baggy. He also wears a few leather straps and belts along his waist which hold his sheathed hunting dagger and his shortsword (which he had looted off a corpse). When travelling and expecting trouble he usually wears his rusty red colored leather tunic as well as hide boots. He also carried with him a quiver he keeps filled with arrows and carries a wooden longbow.
Player's online availability : Wed-Mon, 2:00pm-8:00pmEST; Tue, All Day
Registered: Oct 6, 2017 10:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by Winston on Oct 28, 2017 11:20:16 GMT -8
Winston shook his head "I know and that's why I know she'll very much appreciate it" he said eyeing the other crew mates, wondering just what they were thinking. If he had to give them a cut of this things value to keep it, then there'll be almost no point at all. "Tell you what, if you erm find me a large shark I'll trade the hide to you." he said as he was boarding the ship at a quicker pace. He left the Mermaids view turning to another sailor and murmured "For the love of the Gods above, please get me out of here. I don't know what she's capable of."
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Oct 29, 2017 12:12:53 GMT -8
The mermaid frowned, glancing down into the water around her. She considered the offer for a moment, then nodded.
"Alright, I'll find you a shark. Stay here, don't go away! I'll be right back, with the biggest shark I can find. They're awfully dangerous, though...are you sure you wouldn't rather have a cuttlefish?"
She dove back into the water with a splash, and the sailors snapped out of their reverie. They groaned, and began paddling back to the ship.
"What did you do that for, huh? Mermaids are nice to have around. Besides, didn't you say she helped you survive on the island in exchange for mangoes? What do you mean you don't know what she's capable of? Is she unstable?"
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